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Zero to Hockey Stick Growth: How to Get Startup Traction with Justin Mares – TCE 036

by Scott
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Today we have a good old fashioned roommate special.

My current roommate Justin Mares, who is one of the most interesting and accomplished young studs I know, just released a new book called Traction Book with Duck Duck Go founder Gabe Weinberg. Today I brought him on the show to discuss the theme of the book how startups can acquire customers.

This conversation which was done on the ol kitchen table of our apartment covers some of the meatiest concepts in the book.

We’ll touch on everything from how to think effectivelty about getting traction and testing marketing channels to unconventional ways companies have gotten massive distribution in the face of saturated acquisition …
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How to Become More Charismatic With Charlie Houpert – TCE 035

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Charlie-Houpert Interview

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Today is an episode I’ve been looking forward to for a long time….

I am so excited to be having one of my best buds and former roommates Charlie Houpert on the show.

Charlie is a brilliant mind especially when it comes to people and social skills. Teaching other people how to develop them is his passion and the focus of his current business Charisma on Command.

I’ve been around a lot of social butterflies and people into self-development and I can’t say I’ve encountered anyone more on the cutting edge of charisma development than Charlie and his partner Ben who you may remember from Episode 1.

In this episode we’re going to break …
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How to Go From Product Idea to The Shelves of Your Favorite Retailers with Brandon Rickman – TCE 034

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Have you ever had an idea for a physical product or a way to make something that already exists even better?

Maybe it’s something as simple as looking at a popular kitchen utensil and wishing it had your favorite sports teams logo on it…

If you’ve ever hard an idea for creating a physical product and want to know exactly how to do it, today you are in for a special treat.

We’ll be hearing from Brandon Rickman, an awesome entrepreneur whose literally brought hundreds of products to market. He’s has patented, licensed , and manufactured different invesntions that have sold in everywhere from Home Depot to Walmart. He’s even developed product lines …
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The Key Ingredients to Writing A Successful, Mainstream Book with Tucker Max – TCE 033

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7 Years ago I bought a book in the airport that was funnier than anything I’ve ever read.

It was called “I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell” and written by today’s guest on the show Tucker Max.

Aside from pure hilarity, this book fascinated me because here was a dude who was making a million dollar living off writing about similar frat boy stuff that I was doing with. Sure beats playing excel like a keyboard on Wall Street which was the fate ahead for most of us.

Tucker is 3X New York Times Best Seller and has done some amazing stuff in the publishing world not only with his own content, but …
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The Recipe for Explosive Growth Behind Onnit Labs with Aubrey Marcus – TCE 032

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Onnit Labs definitely is a company I have a huge man crush and today we bring on the Founder Aubrey Marcus to talk about how he’s been able to make it one of the fastest growing companies in the human optimization market.

You’ll learn the clever marketing strategy that catapulted Onnit sales out of the gates and how you can apply this to launching new products.

We’ll also discuss some other marketing tactics and must know information for everyone creating physical products.

This is a goodie. Enjoy : )

What You’ll Learn By Listening

How Aubrey got started with his first product
The launch strategy for their premier product alpha brain
A primer on podcast marketing and why …
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Behind The Scenes Of My First Tony Robbins Event, Unleash The Power Within – TCE 031

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Tony Robbinson Interview

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I recently attended my first Tony Robbins event and wanted to share what it was actually like as well as the big takeaways for me.

Tony has had a profound effect on the way I think about the world especially when it comes to self-development. This event was called Unleash The Power Within and was a 4-day seminar in San Jose.

I went with 6 friends and had an absolute blast…if you couldn’t tell from the picture above of me about to throw a chair post incantation.

I think there is some real gems in this episode like the art of fulfillment, tools to switch your state, and building energy capacity.

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How to Attract World Class People and Mentors Into Your Life with Trevor Owens – TCE 030

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How does someone attract world class mentors, investors, and peers into his life without a ton of connections?

Today’s guest Trevor Owens, CEO of Javelin.com, is going to teach us how he did it using cold emails.

Trevor is a HUSTLER with a capital H and incredibly thoughtful when it comes to building relationships. In this conversation, you’ll get to go inside his head as we look at real example emails he sent to some of the most successful entrepreneurs and investors in the world that eventually catalyzed fruitful relationships.

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What You’ll Learn By Listening

How Trevor originally connected with  marketing legend Seth Godin
The importance of personalization early on in email copy …
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Upgrading Your Operating System with Sebastian Marshall – TCE 029

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Sebastian Marshall

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Today you are in for an absolute treat…

We’re incredibly fortunate to have Sebastian Marshall on the show from GiveGetWin and SebastianMarshall.com.

You ever encounter someone on the internet and just wonder who the heck is this dude?

Sebastian has been one of these intriguing characters for me. Mainly because he has a brilliant mind, is constantly creating cool things, and seems to always be in a different part of the world.

In this conversation we get to spend some time in Sebastian’s mind and talk about a few topics I find very interesting because I think they’re profoundly important for our success and happiness.

This conversation ranges from the intersection of biochemistry and performance …
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